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1. (n.) stratagem
a scheme or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
2. stratagem
any artifice or ruse devised to attain a goal or gain an advantage.
Etymology: (1480–90; (< MF stratageme) < It stratagemma war ruse < L stratēgēma < Gk stratēgēma instance of generalship, der. of stratēgeîn to be in command, der. of stratēgós military commander (see strategy ))
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1. (noun) ploy, gambit, stratagem
a maneuver in a game or conversation
2. (noun) contrivance, stratagem, dodge
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
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1. (noun) stratagem
an artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination
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Sense: a trick or plan.
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 Afrikaans: plan |
 Arabic: خُدْعَه حَرْبِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: хитрост |
 Brazilian: estratagema |
 Czech: lest, trik |
 German: die (Kriegs)List |
 Danish: kneb |
 Greek: κόλπο, τέχνασμα |
 Spanish: estratagema |
 Estonian: salaplaan |
 Farsi: حيله جنگي |
 Finnish: sotajuoni |
 French: stratagème |
 Hebrew: תַכסִיס |
 Hindi: चाल, युक्ति, चालाकी, दांव |
 Croatian: ratna varka, lukavština |
 Hungarian: hadicsel |
 Indonesian: rencana |
 Icelandic: kænsku-/herbragð |
 Italian: stratagemma |
 Japanese: 計略 |
 Korean: 전략, 책략 |
 Lithuanian: gudrybė, triukas |
 Latvian: [] viltība; triks |
 Malay: muslihat |
 Dutch: krijgslist |
 Norwegian: list, plan, knep |
 Polish: podstęp |
 Persian: حيله جنگي |
 Pashto: تریک، پلان |
 Portuguese: estratagema |
 Romanian: stratagemă |
 Russian: уловка |
 Slovak: lesť, úskok, trik |
 Slovenian: zvijača |
 Serbian: lukavstvo |
 Swedish: list, knep |
 Thai: กลอุบาย |
 Turkish: hile |
 Taiwanese: 計謀 |
 Ukrainian: хитрість, трюк |
 Urdu: منصوبہ یا چال |
 Vietnamese: mưu mẹo |
 Chinese: 计谋 |
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